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Doug Wright

Douglas Vivian Parson Wright

Born: 21 August 1914, Sidcup, Kent
Died: 13 November 1998, Canterbury, Kent
Major Teams: Kent, England.
Known As: Doug Wright
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break Googly, Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: England v Australia at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1938
Last Test:
England v New Zealand at Wellington, 2nd Test, 1950/51

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1940

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   34   39  13   289   45   11.11   0   0   10   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              8135  177  4224  108  39.11  7-105   6   1  75.3  3.11

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1932 - 1957)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  497  703 225  5903   84*  12.34   0  16  182   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             92960 2933 49307 2056  23.98  9-47  150  42  45.2  3.18

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Douglas Vivian Parson Wright made his first appearance for Kent in 1932, but it wasn't until the retirement of another legendary Kent leggie, A.P.(Tich) Freeman, that he established himself in the county side. In his first full season, 1937, he took 107 wickets. His rise to England selection was swift, making his debut in the First Test of the 1938 series against Australia at Trent Bridge. After the interruption for the War (in which he served in the British Army), his career continued, including tours to Australia in 1946-47 and 1950-51. Bradman had a lot of respect for Wright's bowling, but also took a lot of runs off him. When Wright played his last Test in New Zealand in 1951 he had taken 108 wickets in 34 Tests at 39.11 apiece. He took 10/175 for the match in the Lord's Test against South Africa in 1947. His best innings analysis was 7/105 against Australia at the SCG in 1946-47, including the wicket of Bradman for 12. An unusually fast bowler for a leg-spinner, almost a genuine medium-pacer, Wright took 2056 wickets in all first-class matches at 23.98 by the time he played his last game in 1957. His seven hat-tricks is more than anyone else has taken in their first-class career (RE, Nov 1998.

* Last Updated: Tuesday, 30-Jul-2002 05:24:45 GMT


 
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